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Squeaky Sand
18 Jun 2009
Surfing scientist, Ruben Meerman seeks to answer the question — why does some sand squeak and some sand doesn't? Associate Professor Tim Senden, an applied mathematician from the Australian National University uses some models to provide a possible explanation.
National Curriculum Year 8
Catalyst: Sports Motion
21 May 2009
Sports engineers from Griffith University in Queensland have developed a matchbox sized device for analyzing an athlete's technique. Existing methods often require athletes to be wired up to complex equipment which can limit their natural performance. Dr Maryanne Demasi reports on how this new...
National Curriculum Year 10
Robotic Mimicry
21 May 2009
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley are convinced they are offering a breakthrough in robot design comparable to the way the PC revolutionised computing. Their study of living organisms has offered insights which they have adapted to the world's first robotic cockroach. Dr...
National Curriculum Year 9
Dr Craig Venter
27 May 2010
Dr Graham Phillips interviews Dr J Craig Venter just before he announced the first successful synthesis of a self-replicating bacterium. This process involved manufacturing a genome from scratch and then transferring it into a living bacterial cell. These custom-built organisms have the potential...
National Curriculum Year 10
Researchers Develop Desal On A Chip
22 Mar 2010
The story describes the invention of a nanotechnology-sized device to purify water. The device uses the idea that charged particles experience a force in an electric field. Salt [which produces electrically charged particles when dissolved in water] and other unwanted particles, like cells, viruses...
National Curriculum Year 8
Catalyst: Wifi Windfall
08 Oct 2009
The program describes how a team of Australian scientists from the CSIRO solved the problems inherent in providing a reliable wireless connection to the internet for computers and then had to take the electronic company giants to court to enforce its patent and achieve recognition of their...
National Curriculum Year 9
This Is Your Theorem
12 Jun 2010
Two characters (television presenters) present some background on the life of Daniel Bernoulli with a number of simple demonstrations that support his theorem.
National Curriculum Year 10
